Girls soccer: Bulldogs advance, Western Alamance bounced

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May 12, 2013 at 12:01 AMMay 12, 2013 at 12:33 AM

Times-News

CAMERON — Kelsi Peters and Lauren Koury scored for Williams High School as the Bulldogs survived a physical battle with Union Pines to claim a 2-1 victory in the second round of the Class 3-A state playoffs for girls’ soccer Saturday night.

Peters scored for the Bulldogs on a header in the 17th minute off a corner kick from Mackenzie Self.

Williams held on to the one-goal lead until Lauren Koury cashed in an insurance goal at the 68-minute mark.

Union Pines (17-2-2), the top seed from the Cape Fear Valley Conference, scored in the 71st minute.

Williams (18-2) will travel to Raleigh on Wednesday to meet Cardinal Gibbons in a third-round game.

â–ª CARDINAL GIBBONS 6, WESTERN ALAMANCE 0: At Raleigh, the WarriorsÂ’ season came to an end with a loss to Cardinal Gibbons on the second round of the Class 3-A state playoffs.

Western Alamance (14-6-1) became the second Alamance County team to fall to Cardinal Gibbons (18-2-1) in the week as Eastern Alamance lost to Cardinal Gibbons 7-0 on Wednesday night.

â–ª WILSON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 3, ALAMANCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 1: At Kinston, Kaylee Gregory assisted on a goal by Sophie Mann for ACS but the Warriors came up short in the third-place game of the North Carolina Christian School Association state playoffs.